Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Cult of Mac, Apple Financial
Study shows 43% of college women prefer Macs
"Hi, I'm a Mac. And I'm a PC." -- You've probably heard those words more than a few times. Apple has been airing the "Get a Mac" commercials for a few years, and from the looks of it, the ads have been fairly successful. But has it really helped spread the word that Mac is better?iPhone Savior recently surveyed seven college women at a school in British Columbia (Canada) and found that almost half of them said they preferred a Mac over a PC. They note that their research on the subject was ended early due to "several unfriendly encounters with campus security."
Numbers don't lie ... and Apple has the numbers (quite literally) on their side. Recently, Apple's market share jumped to almost 8.2% for notebook users. That's just amazing (especially for such difficult economical times).
Please note: The iPhone Savior survey is very limited in statistical terms of population, and because of this, the data is probably skewed slightly. We should also note that before you take a poll on a college campus, make sure you're a student or have clearance from the proper school officials. That being said, feel free to take part in our own poll on this issue.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Brandon Bosch said 5:10PM on 10-12-2008
Is that even a Question to ask which one we prefer This Is TUAW.
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niroshan said 5:29PM on 10-12-2008
About to say the same. agreed
dandaman said 7:25PM on 10-12-2008
There is a full 9% at time of post for PC, but they're probably just hipsters voting for McCain - I mean PC ironically. (it's a Colbert reference) And, maybe iPod and iPhone users who are using them with their Windows PCs. Either way, TUAW is a fairly enthusiast oriented blog and the poll is a little unneeded.
JJ said 1:38AM on 10-13-2008
This poll makes no sense!
Please guys! Don't just make polls in an attempt to get us to comment.
Again, this is TUAW. What do you think?
macfly said 5:44AM on 10-13-2008
68.3% of poll percentages are made up
ShALLaX said 5:13PM on 10-12-2008
Your spelling is "litterally" terrible ;)
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Nik said 5:20PM on 10-12-2008
Who cares? The opinion of women doesnt matter...............
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Matthew McNamara said 5:24PM on 10-12-2008
Zing!
(In before people taking that comment too seriously.)
wako said 7:34PM on 10-12-2008
LOL!
KarlW said 8:22AM on 10-13-2008
careful - they even get to vote nowadays!
Don't annoy them, or they'll get all prohibition on your ass
chris said 5:25PM on 10-12-2008
Why would you put this poll up on a Apple based tech site.....of course its gonna be MAC lolol... but macs are pretty sweet.
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Matt McNamara said 5:26PM on 10-12-2008
Yeah yeah, PC & Mac, whatever.
What really matters is the person who did that etch-a-skecth. They need a prize.
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Tom said 5:29PM on 10-12-2008
You did notice that the site says they only interviewed 7 people didn't you? 3 out of 7 is 43%. That is not very scientific LOL.
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PSM said 5:35PM on 10-12-2008
This just in, according to a recent poll by TUAW, 93% of people on Earth prefer Macs! ;-)
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Cory Bohon said 5:39PM on 10-12-2008
Just remember, you heard it here first! :-)
Michael said 5:41PM on 10-12-2008
This just in, people commenting on this article clearly doesn't get the humorous tone in this article.
I really don't think anyone tried to make serious statistic out of this, well at least not after having to end the survey on 7 people.
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Zachary Hinchliffe said 5:48PM on 10-12-2008
ahahahahaha this article is genius
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Francesco Caporusso said 5:53PM on 10-12-2008
FYI - they did a poll on ESPN.com and it turns out that most people who visit that site enjoy sports.
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Christopher L. Williams said 5:56PM on 10-12-2008
7 participants in a study is supposed to be definitive?
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emax said 6:00PM on 10-12-2008
TUAW........PLEASE.....SEVEN PEOPLE?!?!?!??!?!?!?! how the hell is that even CLOSE to being acurate to the rest of the world????????
Your twist of the headline, while true to the article is just for hits. and its really sad you did this. normally you guys are spot on.
Also what the hell is the deal with the Mac or PC poll? who the hell do you think visits "TUAW" more?
Where is the quality control?
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